M&A Deal Summary

Infor Global Solutions Acquires Hansen Information Technologies

On May 30, 2007, Infor Global Solutions acquired business services company Hansen Information Technologies from Golden Gate Capital for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Infor Global Solutions’ 2nd transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-05-30
Target Hansen Information Technologies
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Infor Global Solutions
Sellers(s) Golden Gate Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 100M USD

Target

Hansen Information Technologies

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Hansen is the world's leading provider of intelligent, adaptive, and pervasive solutions that help manage government transactions. Headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California, the company is a privately-held corporation employing over 260 people with offices in Auckland, London, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Toronto.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Infor Global Solutions

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Information Technology
Employees16,000
DESCRIPTION

Infor Global Solutions, Inc. is a global provider of enterprise business solutions to select manufacturing and distribution industries. Infor Global Solutions, Inc. was formed in 2002 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 28
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 26
State (Georgia) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 5 of 19
Year (2007) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-04-02 Workbrain

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Workbrain Corporation engages in the development, marketing, implementation, hosting, and support of software that enable organizations to deploy and manage their workforces. Its solutions automate workforce management processes, such as labor forecasting, employee schedule optimization, time and attendance, workforce analytics, and employee self-service.

Buy $227M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-08-12 SoftBrands

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

SoftBrands and Infor have complementary businesses given our shared focus on the mid-market, our origins in manufacturing and our product offerings in hospitality. The SoftBrands and Infor partnership offers SoftBrands customers an expanded product portfolio, best-in-class point solutions and a forward-looking technology platform.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Golden Gate Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Golden Gate Capital is a large private equity firm focused on buyout and growth equity investments across a wide variety of industries. The Firm partners with management teams to make equity investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. Sectors of interest include software and IT services, semiconductors, electronics, consumer products and retail, financial services, business services, and media. Prospective transaction types include public-to-privates, corporate extractions, bankruptcy auctions, and recapitalizations. Golden Gate Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 84
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 39
State (Georgia) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 9 of 76
Year (2007) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-25 Aeroflex Holding

Plainview, New York, United States

Aeroflex Holding Corp. designs, engineers, and manufactures microelectronic products, and test and measurement equipment in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Buy $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-01 Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Dublin, Ireland

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that identifies, develops, and commercializes products to address unmet medical needs in focused therapeutic areas. Jazz Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2003 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Sell -